HTTPS Everywhere is a browser add-on that automatically connects you to the HTTPS version of basically every website that allows it. It will always connect you to the safer HTTPS version rather than using the far less secure HTTP.

Whenever it detects a link (bit.ly, ad,fly and the likes) with shady redirections or affiliate products, it replaces it with the clean, straight version.

Which means that you don’t have to worry when clicking on links, knowing that you’ll be able to identify bad links before you click on them.

To end the add-on section I have to add that too many add-ons can slow down your browser quite a bit so look out for that.

Safe search engines

Google, Bing, Yahoo etc. all common search engines track your history and build profiles around you, serving different results based on your search history. Try one of these alternative search engines if you don’t want to be tracked anymore.